Science and Principles of Biodegradable and Bioresorbable Medical Polymers

Materials and Properties

Xiang Cheng Zhang

• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Año: 2016
• ISBN:
  9780081003930
• Categoría: Technology & Engineering
• Categoría: Materials Science

Science and Principles of Biodegradable and Bioresorbable Medical Polymers: Materials and Properties provides a practical guide to the use of biodegradable and bioresorbable polymers for study, research, and applications within medicine. Fundamentals of the basic principles and science behind the use of biodegradable polymers in advanced research and in medical and pharmaceutical applications are presented, as are important new concepts and principles covering materials, properties, and computer modeling, providing the reader with useful tools that will aid their own research, product design, and development.

Supported by practical application examples, the scope and contents of the book provide researchers with an important reference and knowledge-based educational and training aid on the basics and fundamentals of these important medical polymers.

• Provides a practical guide to the fundamentals, synthesis, and processing of bioresorbable polymers in medicine
• Contains comprehensive coverage of material properties, including unique insights into modeling degradation
• Written by an eclectic mix of international authors with experience in academia and industry

Índice

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Related titles
• Copyright
• List of contributors
• Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials
• 1. Biodegradable medical polymers: Fundamental sciences
• Part One. Biodegradable and bioresorbable syntheticmedical polymers
• Part Two. Biodegradable and bioresorbable naturalmedical polymers
• Part Three. Properties of biodegradable medical polymers
• Index